HTMS Chang is the name of the following ships of the Royal Thai Navy, named after the island of Ko Chang:
- HTMS Chang (I), a transport ship in service from 1902 to 1962[1]
- HTMS Chang (712), the former USS Lincoln County, (LST-898), an LST-542-class tank landing ship acquired from the United States Navy in 1962, decommissioned in 2006, and scuttled as an artificial reef in 2012
- HTMS Chang (LPD-792), a Type 071 landing platform dock ordered in 2019 and launched in 2023[2]
References
- ↑ "NH 92039 CHANG (Thai Naval Transport, 1902-1962)". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ↑ Nanuam, Wassana (6 January 2023). "Navy names new transport ship 'Chang'". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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